Visitors at the artwork exhibition (Photo from Qi Lansen)

By Xinyi, EDITOR

On September, 13, the first artwork exhibition of integrated material opened at Chongqing Wenlian Art Gallery. There were 230 works submitted, and 80 works stand out. The following 3 incredible works attract visitors a lot:

Gold Foil Enrich Works

There is one artwork impresses lots of eyes – The Episode 8 of Meng Zhuangzhou (Dream of Zhuangzi) (梦庄周系列之八). The author of the artwork is Ma Yuanyuan (马媛媛), who is a teacher from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.

Four colorful and lifelike butterflies seem like to dance on this painting. They react to other little butterflies around them, which are made from gold foil. Otherwise, this artwork is painted on cotton and linen fabric by pigments for Chinese painting while normal paintings use rice paper. It is totally different from traditional Chinese painting, becoming an innovative drawing style.

“There is a special texture from the cotton and linen fabric, which will show amazing and different layers.” Said by Ma Yuanyuan, “It gives an incredible feeling to viewers.”

Lotus Leaves Vitalize the Artwork

A normal one cannot imagine what can withered lotus leaves do, but these leaves become leading roles on this artwork. The author, Yi Xialing (易侠伶), comes from Southwest University.

All lotus leaves on the artwork come from the lotus pond, after withering. Yi Xialing uses iron wires and glue to fasten the stem on an iron plate. To keep the feeling of pied, she pours pigments on the painting again and again. It spent her one year to complete this painting.

“Although lotus leaves are withered, their life is continued through artistic creation.” Said Yi Xialing.

A Painting Cannot Stop Weeping

It is a boy continues to “weep” on this artwork, from Lu Wei (卢苇), a student of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. The oil painting artwork weighs 40 kg, made of iron, copper, wood etc.

This artwork tells a story about a boy died on a beach from the war, and his tear continues to gush from his eyes. The author installs a micro drainage system on the back of this artwork, so it can keep “weeping”. Otherwise, water can be recycled so that it is also environment-friendly.

Lu Wei said, “Peace was hard-won, people should cherish it.”

Tips: The exhibition will continue to October 8 FOR FREE.